You may have
heard that your mind is like an iceberg, with 9/10ths of it below the level that we can see. You may have heard that most people do not use 90% of their brain. You can learn to use your mind to its fullest potential and be
creative.
Creativity means having the
power or quality to express yourself in your own way. Creative people see the world through fresh, new eyes and then use what they see in original ways.
Take a good look at your physical surroundings. Everything here you are reading, to the chair on which you sit began as an idea in someone''s mind. Everything we perceive is the outcome of thought.
To create something you desire, all you need is to imagine it before beginning the activity needed to bring it into existence.
We all are influenced by the happening around us. Some of us simply accept what we see, while some
think deeply about it. By thinking, reasoning and working on an idea, we can create something.
Do you know how the Wright brothers invented the aero plane? When young, they were playing with their toy glider. Seeing it fly gave them an idea. How about making people fly in a glider? Both of them started working on this idea. Initially, they failed but kept on trying and trying. Finally, they came up with the world''s first aeroplane, The Flyer, which flew on 17th Dec., 1903 at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, USA.
Sitting in he kitchen, James watched the kettle boiling. He heard the whistle as the
steam from the boiling water escaped from the lid and the spout. He watched with great interest. He saw that with the pressure of the steam, the lid of the kettle began to shake.
His interest kept getting aroused. He began to think and realised the steam had force, a power that could be put to some use.
When he grew up, he worked on this idea and finally invented the steam engine which works on the power of steam. Soon, steam engine powered locomotives, which pulled trains.
This creative boy, whose invention has become so useful to us, was James Watt.
We cannot all be great scientists or inventors but we can be inspired by them. We can think, learn and be creative in our own ways. Learning to use our creative mind is similar to developing any other skill- it takes patience, practice and perseverance.